N.H. yearly car inspections

[Biggd]

If they eliminate the Safety inspection, then they need to require that registered vehicles have minimum insurance to pay for damage caused to other vehicles, property, or life!
Right now, you can register a vehicle with no proof of insurance and many never get it. If you don't have money to maintain your vehicle then you probably don't have money for insurance.

[Descant]

Originally Posted by Biggd

If they eliminate the Safety inspection, then they need to require that registered vehicles have minimum insurance to pay for damage caused to other vehicles, property, or life!
Right now, you can register a vehicle with no proof of insurance and many never get it. If you don't have money to maintain your vehicle then you probably don't have money for insurance.

When I was in the business there were more uninsured cars in Mass per capita where insurance is required, than in NH where it is personal responsibility.

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by Descant

When I was in the business there were more uninsured cars in Mass per capita where insurance is required, than in NH where it is personal responsibility.

I remember those stats from years ago! It was a hard to believe that a state that required insurance had more uninsured motorist per capita than NH where insurance wasn’t a requirement…

Dan

[TomC]

Google says that is still the case: 8.8% for MA. 7.8% for NH... go figure

[Descant]

Originally Posted by TomC

Google says that is still the case: 8.8% for MA. 7.8% for NH... go figure

MA insurance is very expensive, although Rockingham County is catching up. If I hear the TV news correctly, Boston has lots more illegals, so I'd guess that translates to more uninsured cars, more cars without valid registration, more unlicensed drivers, etc etc.

[fatlazyless]

Ford Ranger pick-up, unknown year ..... http://www.imgur.com/gallery/no-vehi...lorida-g6lPcqD ...... "No vehicle inspection in Florida" and "The bodywork is supporting the frame" or something? ..... ha-ha-ha .... !

This old Ranger would get stopped by a N.H. police officer in about five minutes or less ....... "You got to be kidding me! ...... What's up with this car!"

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by Descant

When I was in the business there were more uninsured cars in Mass per capita where insurance is required, than in NH where it is personal responsibility.

You can't get a registration without an insurance stamp and most insurance companies require a substantial down payment. I guess you could lapse in payment and by the time it was reported to the registry you could have an accident.
Once the DMV knows you no longer have insurance, when your insurance company notifies them, then your registration becomes invalid.
Now I'm sure there are people driving with no insurance and an invalid registration until they get caught!

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by Biggd

You can't get a registration without an insurance stamp and ......

Surprise, surprise ..... while this is the situation in Massachusetts and many other states, it is NOT the situation in N.H. Here in N.H. one will pay the clerk at local town hall for car registration, walk out the door of town hall with registration and new license plates and whether or not you have car inspected and insured is totally up to you as you walk back to your car.

Cars, car repairs, tires, brakes, gasoline ..... is all VERY expensive. Without the annual N.H. state safety inspection, initiated in N.H. in 1931, there will be an increase in cars driving on the N.H. roads with bad tires and bad brakes and burnt out lights and other safety items like windshield wiper blades and big rust and cracked windshield.

I betcha this bill, HB-649, gets NAYED in the N.H. State Senate which has 24-members.

Nay is an olde expression of negation used in legislative votes and means NO.